Which to use
“rivalidad” and “rivalidades” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,474
- “rivalidad” frequency rank
- #29,381
- “rivalidades” frequency rank
- 44855
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rivalidad | rivalidades |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Condición o carácter de rival. | Forma del plural de rivalidad |
Where the eye mixes rivalidad and rivalidades
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses rivalidad with rivalidades
A purely visual mix-up. rivalidad ([riβ̞aliˈð̞að̞]) and rivalidades ([riβ̞aliˈð̞að̞es]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “rivalidad” sits inside “rivalidades”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44855, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rivalidad is recorded at frequency rank #15,474, classified as anoun, pronounced [riβ̞aliˈð̞að̞]. rivalidades is at rank #29,381, tagged as anoun, pronounced [riβ̞aliˈð̞að̞es].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 44855, this pair ranks #134,749 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rivalidad vs rivalidades
Shared letters: adilrv. Private to "rivalidad": -. Private to "rivalidades": es.
"rivalidad" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "rivalidades" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rivalidad ← irvalidad · riavlidad · ribalidad · rivaildad · rivaldiad · rivaliadd · rivalidadd · rivalidda
- rivalidades ← irvalidades · riavlidades · ribalidades · rivaildades · rivaldiades · rivaliaddes · rivalidaddes · rivalidadess
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rivalidad" and "rivalidades" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "rivalidad" or "rivalidades" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rivalidad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rivalidades" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,749 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rivalidad" and "rivalidades" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "realidades vs rivalidades". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #134,749 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.